Chapter 45: Zu Ting's confession
Duan Yi and Zuo Ci were not passing by, but deliberately came to the Five Elements Temple to look for Wang Bing's brothers and sisters, and saw that the Five Elements Temple had already gone to observe the sky, so they prepared to go down the mountain and leave.
After arriving at the Five Elements Temple, Liu Kuan informed Duan Yi that the two of them had come to the Zhengyi Ancestral Court to return the male and female slashing swords. Zhengyiguan is on the peak of the west peak of Heming Mountain, and the Heming Temple of later generations was rebuilt near the original site of Zhengyiguan. Liu Kuan informed Duan Yi of the reason for stealing the sword, and informed Duan Yi and Zuo Ci of the casualties of the Five Elements and Five Disciples. The two sighed.
"Senior nephew Liu, tomorrow we will accompany you to return the sword and apologize. I waited for the crane to come to the Crane Ming Temple for a reason, yesterday we just came down from the West Peak, the ancestral court informed me and others, saying that the five elements and five disciples rebelled, so that the people in my door participated in the pursuit. I won't go with them, I'm afraid that Senior Brother Zhang and they won't give up. ”
In fact, Wang Chang's disciples, Duan Yi's seven brothers, have long been dissatisfied with the behavior of rejecting Wang Chang and Zhao Sheng's disciples from the descendants of the Zhengyi Sect, and they have learned the situation of the five elements and five disciples, and they want to defend it. "Tomorrow I will return the sword and apologize, Senior Brother Zhang should not come to embarrass again, if I want to pursue it again, I will not follow!" Zuo Ci said.
The four of them cleaned up that day and stayed at the Five Elements Temple.
The second day before dawn, Liu Kuan got up to practice the stick method, the five elements of the stick method to split, pick, poke, teasing as the basic law, only to see Liu Kuan split, pick, poke, teasing, hanging, collapse, point, sweep, wear, block, pick, frame, support, cloud, lift, smash, dance, and melt the five elements, with the spirit of heaven and earth, everything is smooth, coherent, the stick is shining, magnificent.
Duan Yi walked over, nodded in approval, and Liu Kuan hurriedly stopped and saluted Duan Yi. Wang Changyi is proficient in marksmanship, and his guns and sticks are similar. Duan Yi pointed out Liu Kuan's marksmanship.
Liu Kuan originally had a foundation in stick law, and it was easy to understand. Duan Yi explained the marksmanship in detail, and kept demonstrating, Liu Kuan practiced with a stick instead of a gun, piercing, stabbing, tart, slashing, winding, ringing, blocking, taking, pounced, pointed, dialed, and danced. Its potential is dangerous, and its section is short; Motionless as a mountain, moving as thunder......" Duan Yi kept teaching the key.
Zuo Ci also came to watch when he heard the sound, and kept nodding.
After practicing for a long time, Duan Yi intended to inspect Liu Kuan, and found a stick to learn from Liu Kuan. Duan Yi used marksmanship, and Liu Kuan used his own stick skills. Although they studied under the same school, the marksmanship and stick skills of the two are quite different. Liu Kuan's stick technique is fierce, and Duan Yi's marksmanship is not powerful, but it is quite agile, and it is indeed a combination of rigidity and softness.
Duan Yi's marksmanship is perfect, although Liu Kuan's stick skills are small, he is full of flaws in Duan Yi's eyes. Duan Yi instructed Liu Kuan on how to correct it while cracking it.
Liu Kuan wondered, his copper stick was far stronger than Duan Yi's wooden stick, but the two sticks intersected, if it wasn't for his copper stick to focus and was entangled by the wooden stick, or the sound of the two sticks intersecting shook the sky, and the wooden stick was like an iron cast in Duan Yi's hand, and his palm holding the stick was faintly numb. Liu Kuan knew that Duan Yi was not only good at using skill, but also had a deep internal force.
After several exercises that day, Duan Yi and Zuo Ci continued to praise Liu Kuan.
Wang Bing saw that Duan Yi and Zuo Ci valued the friendship of their peers so much, and they respected the two more and more. Seeing that the two of them had received their merits, "Zihua, don't thank you for your master's grace!" ”
How could Liu Kuan not know that Duan Yi was teaching him the essence of martial arts, so he immediately knelt on his knees and thanked Duan Yi.
"I have such a descendant in my sect, and my generation is also lucky!" After saying that, he laughed and helped Liu Kuan up.
On the second day, the four of them set off after breakfast, came to the west peak of Heming Mountain, only to see a solemn Taoist temple standing on the top of the mountain, the golden tile Zhu wall, the Taoist temple door "Zhengyi Mengwei" four red gold characters, eye-catching.
Hearing that the people of the Five Elements Gate were coming, Zhang Lu, Zhang Wei, Yang Ren, Zhang Zhen, Yang Ang and other brothers and sisters lined up to meet each other as if they were facing a great enemy.
After seeing the ceremony, Liu Kuan explained his intention, Zhang Lu led everyone to the statue of Zhang Zufa, Wang Bing took Liu Kuan three salutes and nine knocks, and raised the male and female swords with both hands over his head, saying that he could not afford to be guilty.
Duan Yi pulled Zhang Lu past him, went to the side hall, and informed Zhang Lu of the situation of the five disciples and the reason for stealing the magic weapon. Zhang Lu heard that Liu Zhen who had crossed the robbery and Yang Bo, who had stolen the sword, had been feathered, and the sword had been returned, and his anger was quietly resolved.
Zhang Lu came to the main hall, because Zhang Lu's father Zhang Heng was much younger than Zhao Sheng, Zhang Lu and Wang Bing were equal, but they were only in their forties, and when they saw Wang Bing's hair was half white, they couldn't bear her to kneel, so they helped Wang Bing and Liu Kuan up and introduced them into the guest hall to sit.
As soon as he sat down, Zhang Lu's younger brother Zhang Wei suddenly said: "The Five Elements and Five Disciples stole the Ancestral Court Ascension Technique, and they should be returned!" As soon as Zhang Wei's words fell, the other Zhang Heng disciples were angry at Wang Bing and Liu Kuan.
Wang Bing is deaf and doesn't know why, Liu Kuan knows that this matter is important, and if he doesn't make it clear, he will die endlessly. Then he got up and said: "Uncles, uncles, the Five Elements Recipe is indeed created by Zhao Sheng's ancestor according to what I taught Zhang Zu to do, and it has violated the patriarch's decree. Please be clear to the uncles, the disciple is the only disciple in the Five Elements Sect, please check the uncles, the disciple has no aura cultivation, and has never learned the ancestral master's skills. After speaking, he stretched out his hand and walked towards Zhang Wei and asked him to check.
Zhang Wei ignored Liu Kuan, looked at Wang Bing and said, "The elders are in the hall, how can you make noise here!" Liu Kuan knew that Zhang Wei believed that he had no aura cultivation, and what he really doubted was Wang Bing, but he didn't dare to go to Wang Bing for verification. Zhang Wei saw that Wang Bing turned a blind eye and ignored it, thinking that Wang Bing was weak-hearted, so he said loudly: "Why doesn't Senior Sister Wang speak?" ”
Liu Kuan saw that everyone in the lobby was staring at Wang Bing, and Wang Bing didn't know what to mean, and looked at Liu Kuan. Liu Kuanqiang couldn't bear the unhappiness, turned to Zhang Lu loudly and said: "Uncle Zhang, on the day of my master's catastrophe, my Uncle Wang, Uncle Hua, and Uncle Zhang were all injured by the thunder and yin wind, and the three souls and seven spirits were damaged, and the aura was lost. The three surviving Uncle Hua are disabled, Uncle Zhang is blind, and Uncle Wang is deaf! ”
Zhang Lu saw Liu Kuan's face showing grief and indignation, saw that Wang Bing was at a loss, and heard Duan Yixiang tell him about the situation, so he didn't say anything anymore.
Duan Yi arched his hand and said to Zhang Lu: "Senior Brother Zhang, in the early hours of this morning, I have already taken the school to study for Senior Liu's nephew cultivation, and he really has no aura cultivation. Duan Yi's prestige is the most prosperous in the same door, and Zhang Lu has to believe it. Zhang Wei was suspicious, but it was not easy to refute, because of the affection of Duan Yi and others, it was not easy to attack, so he stopped talking.
Liu Kuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, he thought he would make a big move, but he didn't want to solve it so smoothly, the ancients were still easy to deal with.
The four of them returned to the Five Elements Temple that night to stay. In the evening, Liu Kuan made good food, and after the four of them ate, Duan Yi and Wang Bing got up and went back to the house. Liu Kuan was about to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and Zuo Ci beckoned Liu Kuan to sit down.
Although Liu Kuan knew the name of Zuo Ci in his previous life, he didn't know much, and he seemed to be a fairy-like character in his impression. If you could see the living Zuo Ci in your previous life, what kind of mood would it be. In this life, because I have been with Hua Jun and others for a long time, I am not as excited about people with magical powers as I imagined.
"Zihua, what are your plans for the future?" Zuo Ci asked. Liu Kuan introduced his family background, "In the future, the disciple is ready to assist my father in stabilizing the people and doing his best to benefit the common people." ”
"Zihua filial piety, although Uncle Zhao's line is broken, revival is hopeful, you have the ambition to the world, and you should do it. The Zhongxing Han Room must also keep in mind the important task of our Daomen! Liu Kuan didn't know what Zuo Ci said about the important task of the Daomen, but he didn't dare to ask in detail, so he had to nod.
"The two of us are fateful, Uncle Shi will pass on the thirty-one articles of "The Situation of Soldiers" of your "Wei Xuanzi", those who are in the art of war, "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Sima Law", and "Sun Bin Art of War" can be seen in the market, and there are not many people who know "Wei Xuanzi", you must write it down first, and slowly understand it in the future." Zuo Ci said, seeing Liu Kuan's joy, he spread it sentence by sentence. It wasn't until the middle of the night that Liu Kuan memorized a rough idea.
On the second day, he came down the mountain, and on the way Liu Kuan asked Duan Yi: "Uncle Shi, where are you going?" ”
Duan Yi said: "Senior Brother Zuo and I plan to go to Xiangyang to visit friends."
Liu Kuan said: "Uncle Shi, I will go back to Luoyang with the third uncle, we will stop by the way, why don't we go to Xiangyang together?" How about taking care of it on the road? ”
Duan Yi has been in contact with Liu Kuan in the past few days, and Liu Kuan is very attentive and thoughtful in taking care of the diet and daily life of several people, and he also likes him to be sincere and steady, so he agreed.
Liu Kuan knew that several Taoist chiefs didn't like to ride horses, so he hired three carriages and let them sit on the road one by one, and waited on horseback by himself. Liu's mansion is rich, Liu Kuan goes out, he brings a lot of money, he has no worries, and he has food and lodging all the way, and the uncles are very satisfied.
When he settled down, Duan Yi taught marksmanship, Zuo Ci continued to explain the art of war, Liu Kuan had a good foundation in martial arts, but he had no foundation in the art of war, and he was slow to learn, Zuo Ci was also very patient, unlike Hua Jun who often scolded when he taught.